A patient has an ADH-secreting pulmonary carcinoma (syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion). As a result of unregulated ADH secretion, you would expect to find: a.      retention of water resulting in volume expansion b.      low urinary osmolality c.      increased renal sodium reabsorption d.      high serum sodium concentration e.      b and c   A 25-year old woman develops a nonfunctional hypothalamic tumor that results in a complete inability to produce oxytocin. The most likely pathological response to this deficiency is: a.      inability to ovulate b.      amenorrhea c.      hypertension d.      inability to lactate normally e.      inability to deliver a child vaginally

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